Merced69
lvl.4
Flight distance : 327096 ft
Canada
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I understand the need to indicate the NFZ within the software, few users are ALWAYS going to be aware that they are near, or have entered an NFZ. I currently fly in a restricted zone so I get a warning. If I end up going too close to the NFZ, the drone stops and waits for me. I have to turn it around, and fly back, before I can do anything else. It was extremely annoying one time as I had taken off fine in the restricted zone....but at the end of the flight, the APP told me my home point was now inside the NFZ, so I could not fly back to where I had taken off, GPS was now off by about 2m, so I had to hand catch it. Anoying for sure, but not a big deal considering what the repercussions to the whole drone industry would be if anyone actually did cause a commercial airline to crash due to a drone. While few flights go very high, with the range on these AC, there is no stopping someone from going 2000+M up instead of left or right.
Now, from the actual rules, I believe that they have gone a little too extreme in the distance the NFZ's cover, IMO. I agree with CW, allowing a lower ceiling the closer you go would be the better idea, planes won't be 50' in the air 3 miles from the airport. NFZ for 1 mile, allow 20M for a mile, and then 50m for a mile......not really that hard to do, and software can easily calculate the height and distance together. Now, if we really want safety, why not have the boarder be a vector, based upon the slow climb of a plane, it's all math. Of course it would still be out that few extra feet I really needed....... |
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